We started this case on January 22, first hearing the grizzly details of each of the six women's deaths from Crown counsel. Subsequently, we've sat through tapes of jail cell "confessions," hours of DNA evidence and crash courses about how they collect and read evidence.
We have sat through testimony from people Pickton once considered friends and from scores of police officers involved in the investigation also known as "Project Even Handed." We have looked a pictures of the farm, his messy trailer and heard all about his habits, personality traits and quirks.
We have heard more than I ever needed to know about the pig butchering business, as well as hearing about buckets with dismembered body parts, a witness Ellingsen, who says she walked in on Pickton skinning a woman, guns with dildos attached to them and furry handcuffs.
Some witnesses seemed to have something to hide. Others, like Scott Chubbs, seemed to want to tell the whole story, while people like Andrew Bellwood just seemed incredulous that he was even involved in this case.
My personal favorite was Sergeant Bill Fordy - an amazing witness. It seemed he just had amazing character and skills as a police officer.
There have been two glaring exceptions from the witness roster: Pickton's brother Dave Pickton and Pickton's friend Dinah Taylor, whose names pop up with regularity.
I have run the emotional gamut during this trial so far - everything from being completely numb, to feeling anger and sadness mixed with feelings of survivors guilt. But I've always ended up in a place of gratefulness, saying a quiet prayer that it was not me...that I was able to flee that lifestyle.
Throughout it all Judge Williams could usually be counted on for coming up with some little quip of humor to change the mood.
Staff Sgt. Wayne Clary, who was one of the lead investigators, said that despite looking "far a field," there were no other suspects in the deaths of these six women. His testimony was brief - just a day, compared to other officers, who were on the stand for says at a time.
It is now time for the defence to present it's case. It was unknown for a while if it would be calling any witnesses, but we are back in court August 20th and now know we will start hearing from the defence witnesses.
Defence lawyer Adrian Brooks stated its case would take about three weeks. I find myself very curious as to who they will be calling and what they will have to say in defence of Pickton.
We have been told by Judge Williams that this case will be done by Christmas; we still have a ways to go until a verdict is handed down, and I am already sensing the longest part of this case will be waiting while the jury deliberates.